UN adopts pact promising to build ‘brighter future’ for humanity
United Nations, United States — The United Nations on Sunday adopted a “Pact for the Future” aimed at addressing sprawling 21st-century challenges ranging from conflict to climate change and human rights, despite last-minute objections from a group of countries led…
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv wounds 21
Kharkiv, Ukraine — A Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv wounded 21 people including three minors, the regional governor said Sunday. Oleg Synegubov posted on Telegram that eight of the victims were hospitalized, two…
Dolphins dying in Amazon lake made shallow by drought
TEFE, Brazil — The carcass of a baby dolphin lay on the sand bank left exposed by the receding waters in an Amazon lake that has been drying up during the worst drought on record. Researchers recovered the dead animal…
This US city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — On his first day of school at Newcomer Academy, Maikel Tejeda was whisked to the school library. The 7th grader didn’t know why. He soon got the point: He was being given make-up vaccinations. Five of them….
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts to protect children
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. Starting September 24, in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia,…
Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as way to curb malnutrition in Africa
IBADAN, Nigeria — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick, starchy West African staple made from cassava root. Kidney problems and chronic exhaustion forced the 56-year-old…
In US visit, Zelenskyy plans to press case for long-range missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that when he visits Washington next week, he will press the case for Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia. Zelenskyy was speaking hours after confirming that the United States and Britain…
Zelenskyy will visit US ammunition factory to thank workers
washington — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday will visit the U.S. ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for Ukraine’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Zelenskyy is expected to go to the…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia depends on allies’ resolve
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that the end of the more than 2-1/2-year-old war with Russia depended on the “resolve” of Kyiv’s Western allies in providing needed weaponry and permission to use it. Zelenskyy, speaking in his nightly…
California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
SACRAMENTO, California — California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Governor Gavin Newsom signed Friday. California follows New York state, which…